Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.4° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 2PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
9
1.9
N
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
484
580
432
374
281
232
190
153
128
140
113
92
87
64
48
47
36
29
19
19
12
9
9
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:01AM2.34m
9:32PM2.35m
10:30AM2.38m
10:50PM2.50m
11:34AM2.52m
Low Tide
2:30AM1.31m
3:21PM1.44m
4:08AM1.26m
4:42PM1.34m
5:16AM1.09m
5:34PM1.17m
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part cloud
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clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
4
5
6
8
11
12
13
12
10
10
11
14
15
14
14
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
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